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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Pikmin 3 93K Units First Week, Wii U Sales Rise 270%

New Super Mario Bros. U 163,528
Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate 106,388
Pikmin 3: 92,720
Nintendo Land: 72,121
Dragon Quest X: 33,302

Meanwhile the Wii U sales increased 270% to 22,199. The best week the Wii U has had in Japan since the week of March 25th-March 31st.
May 27th-Jun 2nd: 6,680
Jun 3rd-Jun 9th: 6,330
Jun 10th-Jun 16th: 5,983
Jun 17th-Jun 23rd: 5,329
Jun 24th-Jun 30th: 7,060
Jul 1st-Jul 7th: 8,251
Jul 8th-Jul 15th: 22,199

Based off this and lots of other data, I'm willing to guess the Wii U will sale as much as the PS3 and 360 did in their first year of life. But a 3DS-like turn around this year to Wii-like sales is now almost 100% out of the question (it was never likely in the first place). It'll be interesting to see what Pikmin 3 (and the hardware) does in Europe in a few weeks.

The Pikmin 3 sales are quite good considering it's a niche game, the Wii U's install base, and the time of year it was released. For comparison the first Pikmin sold 101,000 in it's first week in Japan which was near to the launch of the GameCube and close to the Holiday season (both meaning it would have received higher sales) and then quickly fell to around 10-15K a week.


Anyways, overall while it wasn't a bad week, it isn't perfect ether.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

NINTENDOOM!!! ✰ Wii U Sales Update 8 ★ The Moment of Truth is Fast Approaching

A few months late, but welcome to the Wii U Sales Update 8. The weeks since I last posted a update have been brutal for the Wii U, sales are down to about 22-25K a week worldwide, and the PS3 and 360 sales finally took over the Wii U's. But now finally relief is coming, Pikmin 3 launches in Japan on July 12th (I'll make a special when the sales data comes out). While Pikmin 3 won't single handedly save the Wii U (it is a niche game after all), it will make the sales go up. And I believe by looking at those sales numbers we can make an educated guess on how much the Wii U sales will go up when bigger titles such as Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze come out. Meaning in less than a week we may know whether the Wii U is doomed to GameCube-like sales or a 3DS-like come back (or something in between).

Until then, here's a bunch of sales data to keep you entertained, enjoy!

Sales Update Overview
Unlike most sales updates, I use multiple sources, and when more reliable sources come out, I replace the old sources. Meaning this is probably the most accurate up-to-date sales list around.

This weeks changes
"Top News" has been renamed "This Updates Highlights". This update is a week behind since VGChartz decided it would be fun to update their sales database right after I finished making this update [face_plain]  (at least it was a boring week [face_tongue] ).

Note: sales figures that have some data from VGChartz or other unreliable places are marked with a *

This Updates Highlights
Since the last update the Wii U's sales worldwide have been (all VGC data):
Mar. 31st-Apr. 6th: 44,940
Apr. 7th-Apr. 13th: 34,106
Apr. 14th-Apr. 20th: 32,176
Apr. 21st-Apr. 27th: 30,143
Apr. 28th-May 4th: 31,666
May 5th-May 11th: 25,979
May 12th-May 18th: 23,819
May 19th-May 25th: 25,789
May 26th-June 1st: 25,667
June 2nd-June 8th: 24,012
June 9th-June 15th: 23,103
June 16th-June 22nd: 22,135

Total: 343,535

In comparison the 360 sold (back in 2006):
Mar. 26th-Apr. 1st: 91,964
Apr. 2nd-Apr. 8th: 103,849
Apr. 9th-Apr. 15th: 130,382
Apr. 16th-Apr. 22nd: 136,361
Apr. 23rd-Apr. 29th: 111,870
Apr. 30th-May 6th: 104,479
May 7th-May 13th: 98,270 (360 sales overtake Wii U sales)
May 14th-May 20th: 93,113
May 21st-May 27th: 90,018
May 28th-June 3rd: 85,278
June 4th-June 10th: 81,299
June 11th-June 17th: 80,128

Total: 1,207,011

And the PS3 (back in 2007):
Mar. 18th-Mar. 24th: 603,976 (PS3 launch in Europe)
Mar. 25th-Mar. 31st: 163,228
Apr. 1st-Apr. 7th: 118,547 (PS3 sales overtake Wii U sales)
Apr. 8th-Apr. 14th: 97,344
Apr. 15th-Apr. 21st: 83,422
Apr. 22nd-Apr. 28th: 78,570
Apr. 29th-May 5th: 80,719
May 6th-May 12th: 70,569
May 13th-May 19th: 65,295
May 20th-May 26th: 64,712
May 27th-June 2nd: 63,517
June 3rd-June 9th: 59,554

Total: 1,549,453

And the Wii (back in 2007):
Apr. 1st-Apr. 7th: 187,192
Apr. 8th-Apr. 14th: 207,491
Apr. 15th-Apr. 21st: 235,090
Apr. 22nd-Apr. 28th: 298,457
Apr. 29th-May 5th: 290,624
May 6th-May 12th: 243,583
May 13th-May 19th: 229,274
May 20th-May 26th: 240,454
May 27th-June 2nd: 247,558
June 3rd-June 9th: 248,737
June 10th-June 16th: 255,160
June 17th-June 23rd: 245,596

Total: 2,929,216

Wii U sales VS. 360, PS3, 3DS, etc. at week 31 (All VGC data)
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360: 3,538,973
PS3: 3,640,446
3DS: 5,172,676
Wii U: 3,191,581
Vita: 2,273,487
DS: 5,722,967
Wii: 8,767,272
PSP: 3,479,015


New Games:
Injustice: Gods Among Us (Release Date: April 16, 2013)
April 16th-20th: 19,598
April 21st-27th: 9,337
April 28th-May 4th: 5,358
May 5th-11th: 2,684
May 12th-18th: 2,074
May 19th-25th: 1,377
May 26th-June 1st: 1,581
June 2nd-8th: 1,484
June 9th-15th: 1,486
June 16th-22nd: 1,287

Total: 46,266

Resident Evil: Revelations (Release Date: May 21, 2013)
May 21st-25th: 21,578
May 26th-June 1st: 8,661
June 2nd-8th: 4,890
June 9th-15th: 2,869
June 16th-22nd: 2,191

Total: 40,189

The Croods: Prehistoric Party! (Release Date: March 19th, 2013)
Mar 19th-Jun 22nd: 5,871

Sniper Elite V2 (Release Date: May 25, 2013)
May 25th-Jun 22nd: 1,773

US Pre-Order Charts (June 29th):
Pikmin 3: 54,126 (+8,706)
Rayman Legends: 29,508 (+3,148)
Wii Fit U: 25,193 (+2,795)
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Sales Data
Wii U
US:
November 2012: 430,000
December 2012: 460,000
January 2013: 57,000
February 2013: 64,000
March 2013: 67,000
April 2013: 38,000
May 2013: 36,000
Twenty-ninth Week (2nd-8th): 9,197*
Thirtieth Week (9th-15th): 8,288*
Thirty-first Week (16th-22nd): 8,408*
Thirty-second Week (23rd-29th): 9,464*

Total: 1,187,357* (+107,412)

Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 183,952* (+5,337)
Second Week (2nd-8th): 87,151* (+2,084)
Third Week (9th-15th): 64,332* (-5,407)
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 70,160* (-1,135)
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 47,706* (-2,935)
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 20,949* (-1,147)
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 11,002* (-254)
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 8,353* (-134)
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 7,769* (-78)
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 8,610* (-218)
Eleventh Week (3rd-9th): 7,863* (-150)
Twelfth Week (10th-16th): 8,579* (-130)
Thirteenth Week (17th-23rd): 7,629* (-110)
Fourteenth Week (24th-2nd): 6,902* (-80)
Fifteenth Week (3rd-9th): 7,143* (-124)
Sixteenth Week (10th-16th): 6,384* (-110)
Seventeenth Week (17th-23rd): 13,677* (+71)
Eighteenth Week (24th-30th): 15,911* (-399)
Nineteenth Week (31st-6th): 10,347*
Twentieth Week (7th-13th): 8,742*
Twenty-first Week (14th-20th): 8,429*
Twenty-second Week (21st-27th): 7,915*
Twenty-third Week (28th-4th): 7,086*
Twenty-fourth Week (5th-11th): 6,837*
Twenty-fifth Week (12th-18th): 6,431*
Twenty-sixth Week (19th-25th): 7,351*
Twenty-seventh Week (26th-1st): 6,972*
Twenty-eighth Week (2nd-8th): 6,535*
Twenty-ninth Week (9th-15th): 6,553*
Thirtieth Week (16th-22nd): 6,417*
Thirty-first Week (23rd-29th): 7,035*

Total: 680,722* (+84,563)

Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 308,570
Second Week (10th-16th): 126,916
Third Week (17th-23rd): 122,843
Forth Week (24th-30th): 69,386
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 67,083
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 20,715
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 16,654
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 13,746
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 12,959
Tenth Week (4th-10th):12,185
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 10,744
Twelfth Week (18th-24th): 9,633
Thirteenth Week (Feb 25th-Mar 3rd) 10,021
Fourteenth Week (4th-10th): 9,454
Fifteenth Week (11th-17th): 9,539
Sixteenth Week (18th-24th): 11,398
Seventeenth Week (25th-31st): 22,829
Eighteenth Week (1st-7th): 14,783
Nineteenth Week (8th-14th): 9,984
Twentieth Week (15th-21st): 8,798
Twenty-first Week (22nd-28th): 8,262
Twenty-second Week (29th-5th): 13,173
Twenty-third Week (6th-12th): 7,974
Twenty-fourth Week (13th-19th): 6,037
Twenty-fifth Week (20th-26th): 5,648
Twenty-sixth Week (27th-2nd): 6,680
Twenty-seventh Week (3rd-9th): 6,330
Twenty-eighth Week (10th-16th): 5,983
Twenty-ninth Week (17th-23rd): 5,329
Thirtieth Week (24th-30th): 7,060
Thirty-first Week (1st-7th): 8,251

Total: 968,539 (+113,864)

Other:
Total: 330,997* (+42,615)

Grand Total: 3,167,615* (+348,454)

Games
1. 000+/- Nintendo Land:
US:
First Week (18th-24th): 336,657* (+12,948)
Second Week (25th-1st): 64,384* (+2,476)
Third Week (2nd-8th): 93,540* (+3,598)
Forth Week (9th-15th): 100,658* (+3,871)
Fifth Week (16th-22nd): 103,024* (+3,962)
Sixth Week (23rd-29th): 54,501* (+2,096)
Seventh Week (30th-5th): 22,278* (+857)
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 12,804* (+492)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 9,159* (+352)
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 7,902* (-696)
Week 11, 12, & 13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 45,234*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 112,412*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 79,009*

Total: 1,041,562* (+125,071)

Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 110,303*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 62,917*
Third Week (9th-15th): 49,606*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 50,420*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 31,100*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 16,826*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 8,956*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 6,021*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 6,395*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 6,949*
Week 11-12 (3rd-16th): 12,961*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 66,500*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 64,453*

Total: 471,382* (+64,453)

Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 72,121
Second Week (10th-16th): 41,497
Third Week (17th-23rd): 51,373
Forth Week (24th-30th): 40,570
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 41,426
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 11,703
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 8,740
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 5,914
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 5,019*
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 4,596*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 4,187*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 18,405*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 20,668*

Total: 329,494* (+20,668)

Other:
Total: 260,541* (+78,875)

Grand Total: 2,102,979* (+289,067)

2. 000+/- New Super Mario Bros. U:
US:
2012: 580,000
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 11,705* (+551)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 8,569*
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 7,469*
Week 11-13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 24,407*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 41,953*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 141,479* (I'm assuming this game was undertracked for the first Q of 2013, and they fixed that here--meaning it didn't actually sale that much in the past 11 weeks).

Total: 815,031* (+141,479)

Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 79,518*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 44,107*
Third Week (9th-15th): 36,812*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 39,836*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 30,339*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 16,289*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 9,238*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 5,991*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 6,231*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 6,918*
Week 11, 12, & 13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 12,723*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 38,172*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 53,019*

Total: 379,193* (+53,019)

Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 163,528
Second Week (10th-16th): 71,011
Third Week (17th-23rd): 77,749
Forth Week (24th-30th): 56,321
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 50,319
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 12,400
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 9,598
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 6,883
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 6,338
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 5,808*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 5,660*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 26,946*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 29,101*

Total: 521,662* (+29,101)

Other:
Total: 203,413* (+28,436)

Grand Total: 1,919,299* (+230,830)

3. 000+/- ZombiU:
US:
First Week (18th-24th): 78,965*
Second Week (25th-1st): 11,000*
Third Week (2nd-8th): 14,001
Forth Week (9th-15th): 13,398*
Fifth Week (16th-22nd): 8,235*
Sixth Week (23rd-29th): 3,938*
Seventh Week (30th-5th): 5,343* (+486)
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 2,613* (+261)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 2,154* (+215)
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 2,637* (+264)
Week 11-13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 8,395*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 24,835*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 21,897*

Total: 198,151* (+23,123)

Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 46,287*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 20,951*
Third Week (9th-15th): 15,851*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 13,841*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 8,797*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 4,224*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 2,909*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 2,324*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 2,128*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 2,179*
Week 11 & 12 (3rd-16th): 5,315*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 25,144*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 17,596*

Total: 159,186* (+17,596)

Japan:
First 2 Days (8th-10th): 12,497*
Second Week (10th-16th): 4,229*
Third Week (17th-23rd): 3,061*
Forth Week (24th-30th): 2,337*
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 2,513*
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 1,136*
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 1,152*
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 1,126*
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 1,113*
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 1,030*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 991*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 5,435*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 5,602*

Total: 42,222* (+5,602)

Other:
Total: 60,879* (+18,657)

Grand Total: 460,438* (+56,867)

4. 000+/- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Japan (Dec 8th-Jun 22nd): 212,060* (+8,995)
US (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 73,781* (+24,869)
Europe (Mar 22nd-Jun 22nd): 71,026* (+34,292)
Other (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 24,580* (+9,968)

Grand Total: 381,447 (+78,124) (Capcom has stated that the eShop sales numbers are quite impressive as well)

5. 003+ Lego City Undercover
US (Mar 18th-Jun 22nd): 193,698* (+90,488)
Europe (Mar 28th-Jun 22nd): 120,396* (+88,289)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 53,780* (+30,340)

Grand Total: 367,874* (+209,117)

6. 001- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 93,727* (+8,485)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 111,491* (+21,082)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 34,687* (+5,203)

Grand Total: 239,905* (+34,770)

7. 000+/- Just Dance 4
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 108,916* (+6,087)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 54,937* (+9,336)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 28,161 (+2,675)

Grand Total: 192,014* (+18,098)

8. 002- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 105,899* (+5,229)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 54,361* (+6,248)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 27,537* (+2,177)

Grand Total: 187,797* (+13,654)

9. 000+/- Scribblenauts: Unlimited
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 134,338* (+8,340)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 25,103* (+143)

Grand Total: 159,441* (+8,483)

10. 000+/- Assassin's Creed III
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 73,260* (+7,533)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 60,413* (+12,337)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 22,764* (+3,522)

Grand Total: 156,437* (+23,392)

11. 000+/- Batman: Arkham City
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 78,874* (+8,540)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 50,304* (+12,377)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 22,110* (+3,656)

Grand Total: 151,288* (+24,573)

12. 000+/- Skylanders Giants
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 136,955* (+23,573)

13. 000+/- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 108,882* (+12,801)

14. 000+/- ESPN: Sports Connection
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 97,714* (+12,200)

15. 000+/- Darksiders II
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 81,341* (+13,870)

16. 000+/- FIFA 13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 79,822* (+13,888)

17. 005+ Dragon Quest X
Grand Total (Mar 30th-Jun 22nd): 71,516* (+38,214)

18. 001- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 67,806* (+9,478)

19. 011+ Game & Wario
Grand Total (Mar 28th-Jun 22nd): 58,758* (+36,267)

20. 001- Sing Party
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 55,884* (+3,315)

21. 001- Mass Effect 3
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 55,757* (+7,163)

22. NEW Injustice: Gods Among Us
Grand Total (Apr 16th-Jun 22nd): 46,266*

23. 001+ Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 40,637* (+10,528)

24. NEW Resident Evil: Revelations
Grand Total (May 21st-Jun 22nd): 40,189*

25. 000+/- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 39,722* (+9,690)

26. 004- Transformers Prime
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 38,315* (+5,133)

27. 006- WipeOut 3 The Game
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 37,935* (+4,455)

28. 005- 007 Legends
Grand Total (Dec 7th-Jun 22nd): 36,917* (+3,954)

29. 003- Game Party: Champions
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 35,396* (+7,210)

30. 004- Madden NFL 13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 33,541* (+3,584)

31. 000+/- Tank! Tank! Tank!
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 30,497* incomplete

32. 004- Ninja Gaiden 3
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 30,057* (+4,872)

33. 000+/- Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 29,964* (+18,421)

34. 005- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 28,455* (+4,993)

35. 001- The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 19,811* (+9,174)

36. 001- NBA 2K13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 18,151* (+8,738) incomplete

37. 005- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Japan Only)
Grand Total (Feb 2nd-Jun 22nd): 15,591* (+3,307)

38. 001- The Amazing Spider-Man
Grand Total (Mar 5th-Jun 22nd): 14,721* (+9,576)

39. 003- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 9,470* (+3,112)

40. NEW The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 5,871

41. NEW Sniper Elite V2
Grand Total (May 25th-Jun 22nd): 1,773

Overall Games Sold Grand Total: 7,745,391 (+1,432,617)

Games Sold Per Console: 2.4451806801 (+0.205942127)

First & Second Party Games Sold: 4,448,910 (+765,281)

First & Second Party Games Sold Per Console: 1.40449833708 (+0.09785817)

Third Party Games Sold: 3,296,481 (+667,336)

Third Party Games Sold Per Console: 1.04068234302 (+0.108083956)
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Nintendo eShop Top 20 (Canada--Thank you Zeer0id from NeoGaf)
  1. Yoshi
  2. Super Mario World
  3. Nintendo Land
  4. Mega Man 2
  5. Super Metroid
  6. Mega Man X
  7. Game & Wario
  8. Trine 2: Director's Cut
  9. Mutant Mudds Deluxe
  10. Mega Man 3
  11. Super Mario Bros. 2
  12. Little Inferno
  13. Mega Man 4
  14. Mario Bros.
  15. Mega Man
  16. New Super Mario Bros. U
  17. Kirby Super Star
  18. Wrecking Crew
  19. Kung Fu Rabbit
  20. Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
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